Basal () is a village in Jand Tehsil of

Attock district Attock District ( Punjabi/Urdu), known as Campbellpur District during British Raj, is a district, located on the Pothohar Plateau, in north western Punjab, Pakistan; created in April 1904. According to 2023 Pakistani census population of Att ...

in the Punjab Province of

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. The village is prominent for having stations of

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. Two small stations Basal Sharif and Sulemanabad and one is Basal Junction.

History

Basal village is on the name of "baba basa" which locals said.

Education

There are several schools and colleges in Basal, including Government Degree College Basal, Fauji Foundation College Basal, Spirit School Basal, and Oxford Girls Science College Basal..

References

{{Attock District Villages in Attock District